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Courtesy Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS.com, here’s two heaping helpings of Gov. Andrew Cuomo answering reporters’ questions following Monday’s presentation of his tax relief proposals for the upcoming legislative session. The on-topic portion of the exchange took place with a large group of business leaders in attendance; those enthusiastic advocates for the plan dispersed, leaving Cuomo, Budget Director Bob Megna and Secretary Larry Schwartz to field the off-topic questions.

Here’s the Q&A devoted to the tax relief proposals:

And the subsequent jump-ball portion of the session, with topics ranging from Cuomo’s intention to roll out a pilot medical marijuana program under current state law (though legalization remains “a non-starter”), the recent federal ruling upholding the SAFE Act but knocking down its seven-round magazine limit (Cuomo says he thinks the limit will be upheld on appeal), and the accusations against Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak (Cuomo opines that it’s possible the Legislature just seems sleazier than the world at large because of increased media attention):

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